Outside School Hours Care for Teenagers with Disability
Final evaluation report released.
Responsibility area: About FaHCSIA
News & events
National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children - Respectful Relationships Round Three
Respectful Relationships Round Three is now open.
Responsibility area: Women
Round Two of RDAF Fund opens
Applications open for funding under Round Two of the Australian Government’s Regional Development Australia Fund.
Responsibility area: About FaHCSIA
Improving support for out-of-home carers
A new online resource for foster, kinship, grandparent and informal carers is now available on the Family Relationships website.
Responsibility area: Families and Children
National Carer Strategy
The Australian Government has released the National Carer Strategy and its companion document, the National Carer Strategy Evidence Base
Responsibility area: Disability and Carers
Celebrating three years of Helping Children with Autism
Today is the third anniversary of the implementation of the HCWA package.
Responsibility area: Disability and Carers
A Nationally Consistent Approach to Working with Children Checks
A Position Paper has been released outlining the proposed actions to enhance national consistency.
Responsibility area: Families and Children
MyTime for Grandparents (peer support groups)
MyTime for Grandparents peer support groups providing opportunities for grandparent carers.
Responsibility area: Families and Children
Transitioning from out-of-home care to Independence: A Nationally Consistent Approach to Planning
A nationally consistent approach to leaving care planning is being implemented.
Responsibility area: Families and Children
Ministerial Appointments to the Indigenous Land Corporation
New chairperson and board members.
Responsibility area: Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Economic Development Strategy
Providing a policy framework for economic participation
Responsibility area: Indigenous Australians
FaHCSIA Annual Report 2010-2011
FaHCSIA's Annual Report 2010-2011 is now available.
Responsibility area: About FaHCSIA
FaHCSIA Facts and Figures October 2011
Facts and Figures October 2011, containing basic statistical information about the department’s programs and demographic information, has been released.
Responsibility area: About FaHCSIA
Supporting Families with Teenagers
Family Tax Benefit Part A is increasing from 1 January 2012 for families with full time secondary students aged 16-19. Pre-claiming is available from October for eligible families who wish to receive this payment.
Responsibility area: Families and Children
First National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children Annual Report released
The report outlines actions taken in the first year of the National Framework.
Responsibility area: Families and Children
Supporting Families with Teenagers
Family Tax Benefit Part A is increasing from 1 January 2012 for families with full time secondary students aged 16-19. Pre-claiming is available from October for eligible families who wish to receive this payment.
Responsibility area: Families and Children
A new approved money management course
MoneyMinded Basics™ has been added to the list of approved money management courses
Responsibility area: About FaHCSIA
Pensions, payments and allowances
Today is the second anniversary of the implementation of Pension Reforms.
Responsibility area: About FaHCSIA
A new social security agreement with Latvia
A Social Security Agreement between Australia and Latvia has been signed.
Responsibility area: Communities and Vulnerable People
Protecting Australia’s children research Audit
The Protecting Australia’s children research audit (1995-2010) report is now available.
Responsibility area: About FaHCSIA
National Standards for out-of-home care
National Standards for out-of-home care now released.
Responsibility area: Families and Children
National Standards for out-of-home care
National Standards for out-of-home care now released.
Responsibility area: Families and Children
Supported Accommodation Innovation Fund
The Supported Accommodation Innovation Fund (SAIF) funding round is now open.
Responsibility area: Disability and Carers
Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Day 2011
Responsibility area: Women
Volunteer Grants 2011
Successful organisations have been announced.
Responsibility area: Communities and Vulnerable People
Australian Social Policy Journal no. 10
Australian Social Policy Journal no. 10 has been released.
Responsibility area: About FaHCSIA
A Better Start for Children with Disability
More than 1000 children have been registered for early intervention funding through the Better Start initiative.
Responsibility area: Disability and Carers
New program to support vulnerable families
More than $1 billion funding will be delivered for families and children.
Responsibility area: Families and Children
Australian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security: Consultation Draft
The National Action Plan
Responsibility area: Women
Request for Tender: Revised National Standards for Disability Services
A Request for Tender has been released to develop revised quality National Standards for Disability Services.
Responsibility area: About FaHCSIA